Project Invincible: McLaren uses 3D scanning, 3D printing & F1 materials to develop medical body shield

Project Invincible: McLaren uses 3D scanning, 3D printing & F1 materials to develop medical body shield

“McLaren Applied Technologies, a high-performance technology and design company and part of the famous McLaren Group, has used 3D scanning on “Project Invincible,” a personalized healthcare solution that uses the same materials going into next season’s McLaren Formula 1 car.

It’s a hard concept to get your head around. I mean, you wouldn’t install windscreen wipers on your forehead on a rainy day. Nor would you fill yourself up with petrol when you’re feeling exhausted. But McLaren Applied Technologies thinks that patients recovering from surgery could use Formula 1 car materials to protect their vital organs from damage…”

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